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title: "10 Built-In Python Modules Every Data Engineer Should Know"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/10-built-in-python-modules-every-data-engineer-should-know-hlqhj7vgl
source_url: https://www.kdnuggets.com/10-built-in-python-modules-every-data-engineer-should-know
type: article
source: "KDnuggets"
published: 2024-09-02T13:01:12.277Z
updated: 2024-11-08T07:42:51.939Z
tags: ["python", "devops", "data-engineering", "etl"]
reading_time: 7
upvotes: 110
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language: en
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# 10 Built-In Python Modules Every Data Engineer Should Know

**[KDnuggets](https://daily.dev/sources/kdnuggets)** · 7 min read · 110 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Python's standard library includes built-in modules that are essential for data engineering tasks. Key modules like os, pathlib, shutil, csv, json, pickle, sqlite3, datetime, re, and subprocess enable efficient file and directory management, data handling and serialization, database interaction, text processing, and more. Utilizing these modules can streamline your data engineering workflows, providing essential functionality without relying on external libraries.

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